Local favourite fort · Miyun, Beijing

General Tower

密云 309 号敌台

General Tower is a fort in Miyun, Beijing.

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General Tower: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit General Tower

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach General Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.69423, 117.17899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near General Tower

Simatai Great Wall · sanctuary · Miyun · ~12 km · Must-see
Wuling Mountain · viewpoint · Chengde · ~35 km · Must-see
Miyun Reservoir · lake · Miyun · ~36 km · Must-see
Xinglong Observatory, NAOC · attraction · Chengde · ~59 km · Must-see
Yanqi Lake · lake · Huairou · ~68 km · Must-see
Huangya Pass · fort · Jizhou · ~68 km · Must-see
Hongluo Temple · temple · Huairou · ~73 km · Must-see
Haizi Reservoir · lake · Jizhou · ~73 km · Must-see
Mutianyu Great Wall · sanctuary · Huairou · ~75 km · Must-see
North City Gate · fort · Miyun · ~2 km
24-Eye Tower · attraction · Beijing · ~2 km
Taochun Tower · attraction · Miyun · ~5 km
Great Wall of China · fort · Chengde · ~6 km
West Five-window Tower · attraction · Miyun · ~6 km
Brick Crenel Tower · attraction · Miyun · ~6 km
General Tower · attraction · Miyun · ~6 km
Dajinshan Tower · attraction · Miyun · ~7 km
Chedaogou Tower · attraction · Beijing · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of General Tower

Other forts & heritage near General Tower

Huangya Pass · fort · Jizhou · ~68 km · Must-see
Eastern Qing Tombs · fort · Tangshan · ~89 km · Must-see
Deling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~113 km · Must-see
Yongling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~113 km · Must-see
Tailing Tomb · fort · Changping · ~114 km · Must-see
Dingling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~116 km · Must-see
Zhaoling Tomb · fort · Changping · ~117 km · Must-see
Cloud Platform · fort · Changping · ~130 km · Must-see
Temple of Earth · fort · Dongcheng · ~132 km · Must-see
Xiyang Lou · fort · Haidian · ~133 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Beijing

Frequently asked

Is General Tower open today?

No visitor has reported the opening status for General Tower yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit General Tower?

October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near General Tower?

Nearby: Simatai Great Wall (sanctuary, 12 km), Wuling Mountain (viewpoint, 35 km), Miyun Reservoir (lake, 36 km), Xinglong Observatory, NAOC (attraction, 59 km), Yanqi Lake (lake, 68 km), Huangya Pass (fort, 68 km).